diff --git a/src/netif/ethernet.c b/src/netif/ethernet.c
index d0d68b3..5ba6d95 100644
--- a/src/netif/ethernet.c
+++ b/src/netif/ethernet.c
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ ethernet_input(struct pbuf *p, struct netif *netif)
       goto free_and_return;
     }
 #if GAZELLE_ENABLE
-    if (netif->vlan_enable && !(netif->txol_flags & RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER) && VLAN_ID(vlan) != netif->vlan_tci) {
+    /* 1.if vlan mode is not enable, ignore VLAN packets.
+       2.if vlan mode is enable, ignore packets not for our VLAN */
+    if (netif->vlan_enable == false || (netif->vlan_enable && VLAN_ID(vlan) != netif->vlan_tci)) {
       goto free_and_return;
     }
 #endif
@@ -141,6 +143,9 @@ ethernet_input(struct pbuf *p, struct netif *netif)
     }
 #endif /* defined(LWIP_HOOK_VLAN_CHECK) || defined(ETHARP_VLAN_CHECK) || defined(ETHARP_VLAN_CHECK_FN) */
     type = vlan->tpid;
+  } else if (netif->vlan_enable && !(netif->txol_flags & RTE_ETH_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP)) {
+    /* if vlan mode is enable but vlan strip offload is off, ignore packets without vlan info. */
+    goto free_and_return;
   }
 #endif /* ETHARP_SUPPORT_VLAN */